"One Hour Ahead Of The Posse" lyrics

There he goes, watch him!
Don't let him get away, man!
Get a rope, we'll go hang him!

One hour ahead of the posse
The bloodhounds are hot on my trail
Last evenin', I shot down my sweetheart
This mornin', I broke outta jail

My Pinto is tired and hungry
And I'm feeling weary and gone
We started ahead of the posse
And we gotta keep goin' on

The sheriff has sworn he will get me
He's ridin' with 20 and 5
But I ain't afeared of that posse
For they'll never get me alive

(One hour ahead of the posse
No turnin' to left or to right)
We must win the race to the river
Or there'll be a hanging tonight
(We're gonna hang him tonight)

One hour ahead of the posse
No time for remorse or regret
But somehow, her blue eyes still haunt me
Her laughter is taunting me yet

It started the night that I met her
She kissed me and vowed she would care
I traded the gold in my pocket
To fondle the gold in her hair

She lied when she said that she loved me
She lied with each kiss that she gave
She lied 'til the moment I caught her
And now, she lies still in her grave

(One hour ahead of the posse
The night is a-coming on fast)
Just one little mile to the Rio (Giddy up, posse, giddy up, posse)
And we'll shake that posse at last (Move, move, move, fast, fast, fast)

We're nearing the end of our journey
We ain't got a second to spare
The hoof beats are closer and closer
The barking of dogs fill the air

(One hour ahead of the posse)
And now, I'm in sight of my goal
At last, we have beaten that posse
[*gun shot*]
May the Lord have mercy on my soul

(May the Lord have mercy on his soul)